At the Hugh Baird University Centre we are committed to making it easier for prospective and current students and the wider general public to access information that we publish about ourselves and the courses we offer.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has specified the information they expect higher education providers to make available online or by request. This information forms part of what HEFCE has described as the Wider Information Set (WIS).

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is the lead regulator for higher education in England. Their powers are based on accountability for the public funding that they distribute. Their work in this area covers assessing the quality of the education they fund, charity regulation and a limited role in assisting the Government to operate its regulatory function for alternative providers.

What is the value of the Wider Information Set?

To inform the public about the quality of higher education and, in particular, help provide potential students with information that will assist them in making a choice about what and where to study.

To help provide evidence to contribute to the quality assurance processes in institutions.

To help provide information that institutions can use to enhance the quality of their higher education provision.

Policies applicable to HE students

As a University Centre, our commitment to you is important and we therefore need regulations, policies and codes of conduct, which are designed to protect and maintain both academic quality and your rights and responsibilities as students of the Hugh Baird University Centre.

You need to be aware of their existence and their relevance to you and your studies. Alongside this, you may also have other separate arrangements with external organisations, such as the Student Loans Company, which you will need to ensure that you fully understand.

Our academic regulations ensure that all students are treated in a fair way – from the moment you are accepted on to a course at the University Centre, through to assessments and the qualification that you are awarded.

You can find out more about the policies that directly relate to you as an undergraduate below. Together they form our student contract, the basis of the contractual relationship between you and the University Centre, below.

If your course is validated by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), you can access their policy documents here.

If your course is validated by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), you can access their policy documents here.

Information on Partnerships with Awarding Bodies

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) aims to create the perfect blend of knowledge and practical experience to equip its graduates with the confidence and skills they need to get ahead in the world of work and, as one of their partner institutions the Hugh Baird University Centre shares this aim. Read more.

Information on the Quality and Standards of our Programmes

External Examiners

External examining is an integral and essential part of the institutional quality assurance process and provides one of the principal means of maintaining
UK threshold academic standards within autonomous higher education institutions. At the Hugh Baird University Centre, we make meticulous use of the external
examiners reports to assure quality and standards and to help identify opportunities for enhancement.

External examiners reports are made available internally for students on the VLE.

Unistats and Key Information Sets (KIS)

Unistats is the official site to search for, and compare, data and information on university and college courses from across the UK. The site draws together comparable information on those areas that students have identified as important in making decisions about what and where to study.

Unistats – HE courses that have completed the National Student Survey (NSS) will display the results on the course landing page on the Hugh Baird University Centre website. All courses will display information on jobs and salaries after study and other key information for prospective students.

Why full KIS data may not be available

A lack of data does not reflect on the quality of the course. There are several reasons why some courses will not have the full KIS data to display. For
example, newer courses may not yet have had the opportunity to collect student satisfaction data from the National Student Survey (NSS), or employment data from the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE). Very new courses will also not have had time to build up data about continuation, qualifications on entry, and the degree that previous students have obtained.

Some well-established courses may also not be able to show student satisfaction data or employment data. This might be because the course runs with a small
number of students, so that there are not enough responses to the surveys for the data to be statistically meaningful. Data can be misleading if it only
represents a small number of students, and/or less than half the students on the course.

Some private companies that provide courses do not take part in the National Student Survey (NSS), Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE)
survey, or other national data collections. Therefore, these data do not appear for these courses.